Debates around reading education center on an issue that is insufficiently recognized and understood: The differences between acquiring and developing oral language and written language. The two are obviously related, but they are not the same thing. Each is learned in a distinctly different way that has important implications for teaching students to become fully and joyfully literate. This presentation will identify the differences between oral and written language, why each must be taught distinctly, how they merge to produce successful readers (and writers), and why this matters for all students and especially English Learners.
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